Setting for jewelry



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SETTING FOR JEWELRY,

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 7' 1919.

1,353,822. Patented Sept. 28,1920;

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 7, masses noj 3e9.o,1e.

To all who-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn WILLIAM TXWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cranston, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Settings for Jewelry, of which the follow-v cluster setting.

My invention has reference to an improvement in settings for articles of jewelry and more particularly to an improvement in that form of settings known as cluster settings.

The object of my invention is toimprove the contruction of settings for jewelry whereby a cluster setting is formed of a plurality of continuous settings all formed integral, from a sheet metal blank, thereby eliminating the use of solder or other means, for securing the plurality of settings together.

A further object of my invention is to reduce the cost of manufacturing such settings.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of a cluster setting in which the plurality of settings have a continuous wall, and are all formed integral, said setting having details of construction, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter and claimed.

Figure 1 is a face view of my improved setting formed of a plurality of settings all formed integral. 1

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the setting taken on line 2. 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3. 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a face view of the sheet metal the setting is formed.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the blank.

' Fig. 6 is a face view of the partly formed up setting, and

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view through the partly formed up setting taken on line 7. 7 of Fig. 6.

In the drawing 8 indicates a cluster setting constructed to have a center setting 9 and two end settingslO, 10 all'Iformed integral, each one of which will completely surround a stone, when secured in the settings. Each of the plurality of'settings 9 and 10, 10 is constructed in the form of a stone or jewel embracing wall 11 forming a central opening through the setting and melee se t. as, 1920.

re nites s ares earner ere ea ff having an internal continuous angular ledge forming an angular seat 12 for a stone and a thin continuous stone securing lip '13 adapted-to be forced over on to the stone .to secure the stone in the setting, between the seat 12 and lip 13.

The setting is constructed from a sheet metal blank in the form of a disk, as shown in Fig. 4; The blank is: placed in suitable dies, the blank cupped'and the bottom out out leaving a wall in the form of a ring having the angular stone seat 12 and stone securing lip 13, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. This ring or partly formed up setting is then placed in suitable dies and formed into a plurality of settings having continuous walls and all formed integral, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

It is evident that the number of the settings all formed integral, could vary and that the form of the settings could be square, oblong, diamond-shapedand that they could be placed in various pos'tions to form different designs, as desired.

I By the use of my improved construction in settings, a plurality of settings of any desired shape are all formed'integral thereby eliminating. solder or other means for securing the plurality of settings together.

.Having thus described my invention I claim as new 1. A cluster setting for articles of jewelry consisting of a central setting and a plurality of surrounding settings allformed integral of a single continuous wall, each of the settings forming a complete prongless setting, said single continuous wall being in the form of an upright with the seats in the edge of the band.

2. A cluster setting for articles of jewelry consisting of a central setting and a plurality of surrounding settings all formed integral of a single continuous band, each of the plurality of settings forming a complete prongless setting, said single continuous band having an integral inclined ledge and a thin lip forming in each setting a seat for prongless band I over onto a stone or jewel to secure the 4. A cluster setting for articles of jewelry 10 consisting of a plurality of settings formed from one continuous wall in the form of a band and which is shaped to form all of the settings integral.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 15 name to this specification.

GEORGE WILLIAM DOVER. 

